Justice Department Recovers $3 Billion in False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2011
Justice Department Recovers $3 Billion in False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2011
The $3 billion total for fiscal year 2011 includes a record $2.8 billion in recoveries under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act, which is the government’s primary civil remedy to redress false claims for federal money or property, such as Medicare benefits, payments on military contracts, and federal subsidies and loans.